Power-transmission mechanism.



W, E. BOG'K'. POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED RAB. 26, 1910. 985,774. Patented .7,1911.

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-w. E. BOGIL. POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM.

- APPLIUATION FILED gun. 2a, 1910. I I S 9 5 774 Patented Mar. 7,1911.

L T E E E J S E E H on A W; 3'. BOOK. POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1910.

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POWER-TRANSMISSION mnonemsm.

WILLJEAM EMIL noon, or TOLEDO, 01110.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '1, 1911.

Application filed March 26, 1910. Serial No. 551,704.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM EMIL Boon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Power Transmission Mechanism; and I. do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the inventiou, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accoinpanying drawings, and to the figures and. letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to power transmis sion mechanisms of the class adapted par-- ticularly for use on motor road vehicles for communicating rotation in either direction at variable speeds to driven part or parts from a shaft or driving member which is continuously driven in one'direction at uniform speed, but is not restricted to such use as it may be employed in any other connec tion for which it may be adapted or ap propriete.

The object of my invention is the provision of an improved and highly efficient apparatus of this class which is compact, simple, strong and durable in its construction, easy of operation and composed of a minimum number of parts, whereby to re ducethe weight and cost of construction, re pair and maintenance of mechanisms of this type.

A further object of my invention is the provision of an improved direct drive between the driving and driven parts, whereby to avoid the usual intermediate speed and reversing gears commonly used in mechanism of this type and the consequent power losses incl dent to the use of such forms of mechw nisms. 1

The invention is fully described in the following specification, and while in its broader aspect it is capable of being embodied in numerous forms, a preferred em bodiment of the some is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1. is a plan view of the mechanism embodying my invention, with a portion in section substantially on line 3 y in Fig. 5.

Fig. Qis a cross-section on the line ac iv? in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is an end view of a Worm section. Fig. 3 is a section on the line w w in Fig. 1. Fig. L is a section on the line :0 co in Fig. 3, with a portion broken away. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 42 w'- in Fig.1]. Fig. 6 is a partial section on the line y 2 in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the cam member of the shaft-shifting parts. Fig. 8 is a similar view of the worm shifting section of the wormrcasing. Fig. 9 is a plan of the con trolling inechanisinv and a portion of the associated transn'i. sion mechanism, with the parts in shaft retracted position. Fig. 10 is a side view of the same, and. Fig. 11 is a front elevation of portions of the controlling lever, its carrying shaft and associated parts.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the driven shaft of the mechanism, or in the present instance, the driving-axle of'the vehicle, which shaft or axle loosely carries a case or housing 2 in which the customary differential mechanism and the power transmission mechanism comprising my present invention are shown as being located.

The case 2 is provided, in'the present instance, in the top portion thereof, with the horizontally disposed transversely extending magazine 3 within which are mounted a plurality of worm sections 5 for longitudinal or axial shifting movements. These are held together or against relative endwise movements by the arms 6, 6 between which they are disposed, as shown in Fig. 1, which arms project from a shifting rod 7, which is mounted for longitudinal movements in a side portion 8 of the casing of the magazine 3 and has its movements controlled as hereinafter described. ,The Worm sections 5 are of equal length and are shown in. the'presv ent instance as bein four in number and desi lated a, b, 0 an cl, the first three having heir threads adapted for 10w, intermediate and high speed driving, respectively, and the last having its thread adapted for reverse driving, as will be apparent by referenceto Fig. 1.

The magazine 3 is provided at or adjacent in "center with a transversely shiftablc part 9, which is equal in length to a worm section and has an opening 10 in its top portionto expose the side, of a worm carried thereby. This shiftable part is provided at one'side thereof with an arm or boss'll, see Figs. 3 and 8, which is mounted on a rock-shaft 12 adjacent the inner lower portions of the magazine to adapt such part to 'be' shifted in an oscillatory manner by a turning of the shaft, which turning is effected as hereinafter described. To prevent a displacement of the worm sections within the magazine when the part 9 has been shifted out of register therewith, the part 9 has fins 13 projecting from its under side at the ends thereof, which fins, on a shifting of the part 9 out of register with the magazine, work up into the opening or I space left by the part 9 and shifted wormsection and prevent a longitudinal movement of the remaining worm sections within the magazine to fill such space, as would otherwise be possible.

A worm-section 5 when shifted by a move ment of'the shifting part 9 out of register with the magazine 3 is swung .into position for its shaft opening 14 to axially-register with the associated end of a drive-shaft 15. This shaft, which maybevthe motor-shaft of the vehicle, projects within a transverselydisposed portion 16 of the case or housing 2 and. is shown as being mounted within a suitable bearing 17 within such portion 16.

for limited longitudinal shifting movements therein to permit it to be projected through or withdrawn from the opening 14 of a' registering worm section. The outer end of the casing part 16 is shown as being closed by a removable plug 18, which carries suitable bearing means 19 for the asso ciated ,end of the shaft 15 whenprojected through a registering wormsection 5, as indicated in Fig. 1. The shaft 15 has its end longitudinally ribbed as at 20, to adapt it to interlock with complemental grooves within the openings of the worm sections to drive such sections.

To facilitate a longitudinal shifting of the shaft 15 it is shown in the present instance as comprising the non-shiftable section 6 and the shiftable section f, which are con- ,nected for relative shifting movements by a coupling part 9.

21 designates an inclosing case for the shaft 15'. The shifting movements of the shaft sec- 7 tion f are actuated by longitudinal movements of the shifting-rod 22, wh'ch works through a portion of the-casing Idart 16 at I go oneside of the shaft 15 in paralle ism therewith, and is provided at its inner end with a forked-arm 22. which loosely striiddles said shaft section intermediate a set of peripheral ribs or shoulders 24: thereon. The hub por-.

tion of. the arm 23 is shown as being provided on its underside with a cam surface 25, which, when the shaft has receded from engagement with a worm and the rod 22 is near the limit of its outward shiftin movements, coacts with an end of a registering pin or plunger 26 to longitudinally move the same. Thispin or plunger is mounted in a socketed casing part 27 for movements toward and away from the rod 22, and is influenced to normally move toward such red by the action of a coiled compression spring 28 between the outer end of such pin and the cap 29, which cap closes'the outer end of the socket in which 1t is disposed.

The pin 26 is provided on one side with a series of rack teeth 30 in mesh with a segmental pinion or series of teeth 31 on the rock-shaft 12, whereby longitudinal movements of the pin 26 effect rocking movements of the shaft 12 to shift the casing part 9 and worm section carried thereby from within the casing part 3 to driveshaft engaging position, or vice versa. lhe arrangement of the pin 26 and pinion 31 is such that upon an outward movement of the pin, which is effected 'by the cam 25 when the rod 22 is nearing the limit of its shaft retracting movement, the shifting part 9 and worm carried thereby are-swung into register with the magazine 3, and that upon an inward movement of the pin, which is caused by the spring 28 when the cam 25 is moved upon an inward shifting of the rod 22, the shaft 12 will be rocked to throw the part 9 and inclosed worm into position for the worm to receivetheadvancing end of the drive-shaft 115. v

On a shifting of a Worm section from the magazine 3 to drive-shaft engaging position it is prevented from endwise movement-s within'the shifting part 9 by stationary guide flanges or wings 32, which project from the shaft bearing parts 17 and 19 at the sides of the path of swinging movements of the part 9 as indicated in Fig. 1 and terminate adjacent the side of the magazine 3.

A worm section 5 when thrown into driveshaft engaging position meshes with the teeth of a crown-gear 33, which is mounted on the axle 1 and is shown in the present instance as carrying a part of the difl'eren-. tial mechanism 84 of the machine. The,

teeth 35 of thisgear comprise truncated cone shaped rollers, which are suitably mounted in the face of the gear-for rotary movements relative thereto. As the outer endor face of a thread of a. worm-section, when thrown up to 'mesh with the gear 33, might strike against a registering toothi35 and prevent a meshing of such parts,-f es'pecially in liel d to place any Worm.

nr 33 is standing still, the drive a plug memher 36 inserted in rent end thereof and provided at one oi" its outer end with a tooth 37, which, upon a Lhn'cing; oi? shaft end into me orm section end, the openh latter is out oi? atrial register engages in one of a i (Fig, 1) in the Worm a tanning oi? the worse to more its into mesh with the teeth, is apparent, The plug 36 is yield within the shaiit end by a spring nt 39 onga s in an annular We in the shaft socket. iteierring to linger 9, TH) and 3.1, it) d signates a, controller-lever, Whioh is carried by an end of roclnshaiit ii for reiatire oscillatory morei'nents iongitudinail' r thereof,

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thereof to rock the shaft therewith. The shai't ii is sintahly journaied in the vehicle ,hiit is adapted when osciliated transversely :trame (not shown) transversely of the drireehat't 15. The lever 4:8, "when stand ing in a vertical. piane, is adapted to engage one of a number oi notches in the side of a segment 1-2 secured to an adjacent "frame part (not shown), and has its lower end n ojected'helow the shaft and in hall andsociret or universal connection with the outer end of a rod or link d3. This rod is disposed transversely of the Vehicle frame (not shown) andhas its inner end connected to an arm of the hell-crank lever this, which is fulcrumed to a m. eal stud. or shaft ad jacent the center or the shaft 4:1. The other arm of the lever 41 i is connected to an end of aired so, which pivotaiiy connects at its other end. to the outer end of the shifting rod 29, thus adapting an controller-lever 4&0 iong'itu 'nally oi the shaft to communicate shiitn movements to the dri'vesliaft 15 through i medium. of the rods 4L3, 15 and 22 and the hell-crank lever ts. (in aroclring oi the shait 4:]. a longitudinal shifting movement is imparted to the shift-rod T to axially more the Worm sections-5 Within. the magazine 3 and place. a desired one or the same Within the shiftin part 9, due to a rod 48 connecting the shift-rod 7 to a vertically-disposed arm 47 on the shaft -11. To facilitate a stopping of the shiftarod 7 at predetermined points in positionto be swung from the magazine 3 to mesh with the gear the rod 7 is provided with properly spared depressions 48 (Fig. 1) with which a spring-presse detent 49 mounted. in a g part 8 (Fig.3) engages.

socket in the c:

In the use oi my invention it is evident that to change the speed at which the gear 33 mild associated parts are being driven, or to reverse the direction of rotation thereof,

iliation of the esanre it is only necessary to swing the controllever 4C0 outward from engagement with the segment 42 then transversely of the shaft 41 into a transverse plane with the desired notch in such segment, and then back toward the segment to place it into engagc-' ment with such notch. On the outward movement of'the control-lever the rod 43 at the lower end thereof is thrown inwardly to impart a rocixingmovementto the bell-crank iever 4a and a consequent movement'of the rods 22 and $5 in the direction of the shaft 4:1. "Upon such movement of the rod 22 the attached shiftahle section f of the shaft is moved out of engagement with the register -in}; worm section 5, and the cam surface 25 when near the limit or its retracting movement, acts on the raclnpin' 26 to effect an outward movement thereof, such contact of the camand pin, however, not taking place until the shaftend has compietely receded from engagement with a orm. The movement thus imparted to the pin 26 communinotes a rocking movement to the rock-shaft 12, through the medium of the meshing" teeth 30 and 31 onsaid pin and shaft, and a con sequent swinging of the magazine part 9 and inclosed Worm 5 away from the gear 33 and into register with the magazine 3 to permit a shifting oi? the Worm sections through the, part 9, The controldever i0 is now swung transversely of the shaft 4:]. to rock it and shift the rod 7 a predetermined distance to move the desired worm 5 into the shiftahie magazine part 9. This being done the lever 4:0 is swung toward the segment &3 to engage in the registering notch therein, thus shifting the rod 22 to first move the cam 25 from engagement with the pin 26 to permit suchpin to return to its normal position under the influence of the spring 28 whereby to rock the shaft 12 to swing the part 9 and selected worm 5 into position for the latter to mesh with the gear 33, and then spective threads and teeth striking, the tooth 37 at the end of the shaft 15 engages a notch 38 in the worm end to rotate the same to move it into position to mesh with a gear tooth. It is thus apparent that the Worm sections when not in use are carried withinthey may be shifted a magazine in which to selectively place the same in position to be moved to gear engaging position, and

that a shifting of the drive-shaft to release or engage a Worm, a shifting of a worm section to move tliesame from the magazine to gear meshing position, and yice versa, and a shifting of the worm sections within the magazine to place the desired oneinto pos1-' tion to be shifted to engage the gear, are all effected 1., In a power transmission mechanism,

the combination-of a drive-shaft, a driven member, a pluralityof worm sections which areshiftable relative to each other to selec; tively mesh with said drivenmember, and mechanism operative to shift the worm sections and move the drive-shaft to engage or release the same. 2. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination with a drive shaft and a' driven shaft,of a gear wheel connected to the driven shaft, a multiple of variable speed gears which are shiftable relativeto each other and capable of being driven by the drive shaft, and means for selectively meshing each. variable gear with the driven gear and engaging it with the drive shaft.

3. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of a drive shaft, a driven shaft journaled transversely thereof, a gear on the driven shaft, a multiple of variable speed gears which are shiftable relative to each other, and means for causing any of th variable gears to mesh with the driven gear and be engaged by the drive shaft.

4. In a power transmission mechanism,

the combination of a drive shaft, adriven shaft, a gear on said driven shaft, a plurality of longitudinally and laterally shiftable worm sections, and mechanism operative to shift the worm sections to selectively engage the drive shaft and gear.

5. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of drive means, a driven gear, a plurality of longitudinally and laterally shiftable worm sections, and; mechanism operative to shift the worm sections to selectively engage the drive means and said gear.

, 6. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of a longitudinally shiftable drive shaft, a driven gear, a plurality of longitudinally and laterally shiftable worm sections, and mechanismbperativc to shift the worm sections to selectively mesh with the gear and to shift the shaft to engage or release a shifted worm section.

-7. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of a longitudinally shift-able drive shaft, a driven gear, a plurality of worm sections of variable leads and capable of shifting movements, relative to each other, and mechanism operative to' selectively shift the worm sections tomesh with the gear and shifted section.

' essnva to shift the shaft. to engage or release a 8. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of drive means, a driven gear, a plurality of worm sections capable of lat eral shifting movements relative to each other, means guiding the shifting movements of such sections, and means for shifting the worm sections to selectively engage the drive means and gear.

- 9. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of drive means, a driven gear, a magazine, a plurality of wormsections shiftable insaid magazine, and means operative to laterally shift the worm sections relative to each other to selectively engage the drive means and driven gear,

10. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of drive means, a driven gear, a magazine having a shiftable part, a

plurality of worm sections mounted-- for shifting movements within such magazine and being relatively shiftablc by a movement of such part, and mechanism for shifting the worm sections within the magazine and shifting such part to selectively place a worm section into position to engage with the drive means and driven gear.

11. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of drive-means, a driven member, a plurality of axially shiftable worm sections, guide means for such shiftingmovements of the worm sections,means for shifting a predetermined one of the worm sections into position to communicate motion from the drive means to said memher, and mechanism for axially shifting said worm sections and actuating said worm shifting means to place a Worm section into position to communicate movement from the drive means to. said member.

12. In a power transmission mechanism, the combination of drive means, a driven member, a magazine having a laterally shiftable art, a plurality of worm sections mounted or axial shifting movements with in said magazine, a mechanism-for axially shifting the worm sections tic-selectively place the same Within said shiftable part and to actuate said part move-a worm section into position to communicate rotation from the drive means to said driven member.

13. In a power transmission mechanism,

thecombination of a drive shaft, a driven member, a magazine disposed at a side of such shaft, a plurality of relatively shiftable worm sections carried by such magazine and mechanism for moving such worm sections tocommunicate rotation from the drive shaft to said member. l

:letfln a power transmission mechanism the combination of a drive shaft, a driven member, a magazine at a side of such shaft,

a plurality-of wormsections axially shift able; such magazine, a mechanism for shift ng the ,Worm sections "withln such magaz ne,laterally shifting a predetermined one of suchasections to engage a driven member andshifting the shaft to engage or release such shifted section.

1-5. In a power transmission mechanism, adrive shaft,'a driven member, a magazine having a laterally swinging part,a plurality ofvvoma sections mounted for moral move ments Within the magazine and through such part, means movable to shift the sections Wltllll'l' such magazine to selectively place the same Within said part, and means operative to effect a swinging of such part to place ,a worm section-into position tocommunicate rotation from the drive shaft to said. member.

' 16. In a power transmissionmechanism, a

longitudinallysliiftalole drive shaft, a driven lnemhen a magazine, a plurality of relatively senate Worm sections mounted in said iualgaaine meam for shifting the Worm secti ons Within the magazine, and means open,

tiveto shift the shaft and move a worm section into or from shaft and. member engag' ing" position at a predetermined point in the shifting movements of such shaft.

1-7 In a power transmission mechanism, a

longitudinally shiftahle driveshaft, a'dr iven member, a plurality of warm sections, axially and latera ly shiftahle to selectively engage such shaft and memher, means for axially shifting the Worm sections, and means ,for shifting the shaft and actuating thelateral shifting movements of a worm section at a predetermined point in the shifting mov ments'of the shaft.

a longitudinally shil'tahle drive shaft, a

driven men'llcer, a magazine having a laterally swinging part, a plurality of Worm sec 1 tions "axially shiftahle in such magazine through such part, a shaft carrying such part, means for axially shifting the Worm sections Within the magazine, and means for shifting the, drive shaft and rocking said partcariying shaft to selectively move a worm section into orout of drive-shaft and member engaging position and moving, thev shaft to engage or release such section.

19; In a poufer transmission mechanism,

a shiftable drive shaft, a driven member, a

l sea-net 18.. In a power transmission mechanism,

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placesaid part in register "with the mags sine, and means acting on said pin to nor,- nially move said part into position for a worm section carried thereby to mesh with the driven member. a

20. in a power transmission mechanism, a shiftable drive shaft, adriven rhemhena magazine having a laterally shiftahle part, a plurality of Worm sections axially inov able Within said mechanism through said part and laterally shiftahle by a movement of such part into position locommunicate rotation from the driveshaft to-rmidpart, means for axially shifting said secticn,a shaft carrying said part, a pin movable to connuunicate rocking movements to such shaft, a shift-rodattachedto-the drive shaft, and cam means carried by such rod for act-- inn, on said pin to move the same in one direction ata predetermined point in the shifting movements of the drive shaft, and means acting on said pin to move it in the opposite direction when released by said cam means. 7 V

in a power transmission mechanism, a driveshaft, a driven member, a plurality of warm sections selectively shifting into position to communicate rotation fromthe drive shaft to said member, means for of fecting such shifting movements, and means carried by the drive-shaft for acting on a shifted Worm section to turn the same to faicilitate its meshing with the driven member 535). in a power transmission mechanism, a longitudinally shlftable drive member, a

. driven member, a plurality of 'WOIH! sections shiftahle to position. to communicate rotation from said shaft to said member, means for shifting the Worm sections and shaft, and means carried by the shaft for acting on. a shifted Worm section "when off center relatively tothe shaft to efiect a turning; thereof to place it into mesh with the driven member.

23. in a power transmission mechanism,

the combination of a shiftahle drive mom her, a-driven member, a plurality of Worm sections relatively shiftahle into position to communicate rotation from the drive shaft to the driven member, and a single lever control mechanism operative to selectively shift the Worm sections and to shift the shaft to engage or release a shifted Worm section. V

24. In a power transmission mechanism, a longitudinally shiftahle drive, shaft, a driven member, a plurality of Worm sections relatively shiftable to selectively place the same in position to engage the shaft and driven member, a rod having connection with the Worm sections to aaiallyshift the same, means operative to laterally shift a selected orm section to place it into position to communicate rotation from the drive shaft to the driven member and to shift the drive shaft into or out of engagement with a shifted worm section, and a single control lever having operative connectlon with said means and shaft rod to actuate the shifting movements thereof; 25. In a power transmlsslon mechamsm magazine through such pert, means for shifting the worm sections within the magazine, and means for shifting said part to place a contained worm section into position to communicate rotation from therdrive shaft to said member, said part having means for preventing a movement of the worm sections within the magazine when such part is shifted out of register ther'e with. 3

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

. I WILLIAM. MIL BOCK. Witnesses:

g C. W. OWEN 'E. E. THOMAS. 

